Category: Trendsetters

Trendsetters series – Eileen Gray

“To create, one must first question everything” Tribute to Eileen Gray : 1878 – 1976  – architect and furniture designer extraordinaire! Katherine Eileen Smith was born in Ireland in 1878 and spent her childhood in London. She later changed her name to Eileen Gray as her mother was Baroness Gray.  Inspired by her father who…

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Trendsetters Series- Greta Grossman

“The easiest way to show what you can do, is to do it on your own.” A tribute to Greta Magnusson Grossman 1906-1999 – 50s design style icon (Disclosure) Greta Grossman is one of the most neglected designers of the 20th Century.  Born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden, she moved to the US in 1940, …

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